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https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2022-153
https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2022-153
11 May 2022
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How 3d volcanic stratigraphy constrains headscarp collapse scenarios: the Samperre Cliff case study (Martinique Island, Lesser Antilles)

Marc Peruzzetto, Yoann Legendre, Aude Nachbaur, Thomas J. B. Dewez, Yannick Thiery, Clara Levy, and Benoit Vittecoq

Abstract. Gravitational instabilities can be significant threats to populations and infrastructures. For hazard assessment, it is of prior importance to estimate the geometry and volume of potential unstable masses. This characterization can be particularly difficult in volcanic context due to the succession of deposition and erosion phases. Indeed, it results in complex layering geometries where the interfaces between geological layers may be neither parallel nor planar. Geometry characterization is all the more complex when unstable masses are located in steep and hardly accessible landscapes, which limits data acquisition. In this work, we show how remote observations can be used to estimate the surface envelope of an unstable mass on a volcanic cliff. We use ortho-photographs, aerial views and topographic surveys to (i) describe the different geological units of the cliff, (ii) identify stable and unstable units, (iii) infer the paleo-morphology of the site and (iv) estimate potential unstable volumes. We use the Samperre cliff in Martinique (Lesser Antilles, French West Indies) as a study site, where recurrent destabilizations since at least 1988 have produced debris flows that threaten populations and infrastructures. Our analysis suggests that the destabilizations occurring on the cliff may be associated to the re opening of a paleo-valley filled by pyroclastic materials. We estimate that between 3.5 × 106 m3 and 8.3 × 106 m3 could still be mobilized by future destabilizations in the coming decades.

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12 Dec 2022
How volcanic stratigraphy constrains headscarp collapse scenarios: the Samperre cliff case study (Martinique island, Lesser Antilles)
Marc Peruzzetto, Yoann Legendre, Aude Nachbaur, Thomas J. B. Dewez, Yannick Thiery, Clara Levy, and Benoit Vittecoq
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 22, 3973–3992, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-22-3973-2022,https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-22-3973-2022, 2022
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Marc Peruzzetto et al.

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Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2022-153', Federico Di Traglia, 06 Jun 2022
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Marc Peruzzetto, 24 Aug 2022
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2022-153', Anonymous Referee #2, 28 Jun 2022
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Marc Peruzzetto, 24 Aug 2022
  • RC3: 'Comment on egusphere-2022-153', Georges Boudon, 08 Jul 2022
    • AC3: 'Reply on RC3', Marc Peruzzetto, 24 Aug 2022

Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2022-153', Federico Di Traglia, 06 Jun 2022
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Marc Peruzzetto, 24 Aug 2022
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2022-153', Anonymous Referee #2, 28 Jun 2022
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Marc Peruzzetto, 24 Aug 2022
  • RC3: 'Comment on egusphere-2022-153', Georges Boudon, 08 Jul 2022
    • AC3: 'Reply on RC3', Marc Peruzzetto, 24 Aug 2022

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (further review by editor and referees) (15 Sep 2022) by Rachid Omira
AR by Marc Peruzzetto on behalf of the Authors (24 Oct 2022)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (15 Nov 2022) by Rachid Omira
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (15 Nov 2022)
ED: Publish as is (15 Nov 2022) by Rachid Omira
AR by Marc Peruzzetto on behalf of the Authors (15 Nov 2022)  Author's response   Manuscript 

Journal article(s) based on this preprint

12 Dec 2022
How volcanic stratigraphy constrains headscarp collapse scenarios: the Samperre cliff case study (Martinique island, Lesser Antilles)
Marc Peruzzetto, Yoann Legendre, Aude Nachbaur, Thomas J. B. Dewez, Yannick Thiery, Clara Levy, and Benoit Vittecoq
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 22, 3973–3992, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-22-3973-2022,https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-22-3973-2022, 2022
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Marc Peruzzetto et al.

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Volcanic edifices result from successive construction and dismantling phases. Thus, the geological units forming the volcano display complex geometries. We show that such geometries can be reconstructed thanks to aerial views, topographic surveys and photogrammetric models. In our case study of the Samperre Cliff (Martinique, Lesser Antilles), it allows to link destabilizations from a rocky cliff to the existence of a filled paleo valley, and estimate a potentially unstable volume.